A Fountain Valley woman died and about six families were displaced during an apartment complex fire Thursday.
The Fountain Valley Fire Department responded to a fire at a 16-unit apartment complex around 5:10 a.m. in the 10400 block of Slater Avenue....

A Huntington Beach woman remains in critical condition after she was struck by a pickup truck Wednesday night, according to authorities.
Police found the 50-year-old woman around 7:40 p.m. lying in the road near the intersection of Beach Boulevard and...

California officials on Friday announced that they were beginning to draw tsunami flood maps in Huntington Beach, Crescent City and other cities that could be used to restrict development of new buildings in areas along the coast that may be destroyed...

The Huntington Beach Fire Department responded to a chemical reaction at a paint manufacturing business Wednesday after two chemicals were unintentionally mixed, authorities said.
Firefighters monitored the venting of the mixture in the 15000 block of...

A 21-year-old suspected drunk driver was killed and two passengers were injured in Huntington Beach on Friday night when the driver lost control of his speeding vehicle and crashed into a tree, authorities said.
The incident occurred about 8 p.m. at the corner of Beach Boulevard and Sterling Drive, authorities said. Responding officers found the driver “partially restrained” inside a damaged 1991 Acura Integra with major injuries.
The driver, a Rowland Heights resident, was pronounced dead...

A fire in an industrial oven in a Huntington Beach building injured one employee and forced an evacuation, according to authorities.
Firefighters responded to a call in the 15000 block of Chemical Lane at about noon Saturday after an employee from Advanced Composites Products and Technology Inc. reported that a resin material had caught fire inside the oven, according to a Huntington Beach Fire Department statement.
An employee extinguished the fire.
The Fire Department spent a few hours ventilating...

The Orange County coroner's office identified two people killed in a car accident in Huntington Beach on Monday as Robert Ruiz, 19, and Kiany Garcia, 17, both from Irvine.
The victims died after the car they were in struck a palm tree at 5:21 a.m. near Beach Boulevard and Main Street, according to Huntington Beach police.
Lt. Gary Faust said the Honda Civic, driven by Ruiz, appeared to be headed west on Ellis Avenue when it failed to make the slight left turn onto Main, striking a palm tree in front...

Community Service Programs' Huntington Beach Youth Shelter set a new fundraising record with its Change for Change drive, a twice-annual fundraiser in which it sets containers around town and invites passersby to donate coins.
The shelter next to the Huntington Beach Central Library netted $16,475.18 in donations, community relations coordinator Alyssa Menicke said.
More than two dozen businesses and schools around town, including the Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort & Spa, the Meadowlark Golf Club...

Huntington Beach has reopened its pier and beaches after a tsunami advisory passed without major incident.
Lt. Michael Baumgartner, the city's marine safety operations supervisor, said the pier reopened at 1 p.m. and the beaches at 4 p.m. Huntington Beach closed its seaside areas early Friday morning in anticipation of waves from the tsunami in Japan striking the coast.
The city was under a tsunami advisory from the National Weather Service, which is less urgent than a tsunami warning. Officials didn'...

Huntington Beach Mayor Joe Carchio is hosting a fundraiser Sunday to benefit the victims of the Japan tsunami and earthquake.
"These people are in desperate need," Carchio said. "Every time you turn on the news, it's worse and worse and worse. Your heart goes out for all of these people."
Zack Pier Plaza, 405 Pacific Coast Hwy., is hosting the event from noon to 5 p.m.
Cucina Alessa and Zack's Mike Ali plan to donate food for the event, Carchio said.
Spaghetti, salad and bread will be served.
Money...

Thanks to the payouts for sick pay and vacation time he received upon retirement, Huntington Beach's former fire chief earned the highest paycheck among municipal fire chiefs statewide in 2009 — the most recent year for which there is data — state controller's office records show.
Duane Olson's compensation that year, $363,608, eclipsed the total compensation for fire chiefs in Los Angeles, San Jose and San Diego — the three largest cities in California.
However, because Olson received...